Cycles in Nature: Supplemental Guide 1A | The Cycle of Daytime and Nighttime 25- Inferential How does the rotation of Earth cause daytime and
nighttime? (During rotation, the earth spins on its axis. It is
daytime for the part of Earth that faces the sun. It is nighttime
for the part of Earth that faces away from the sun.) - Inferential If it is daytime on our side of Earth, is it daytime or
nighttime on the other side of Earth? (It is nighttime.)
Why? (If the sun is shining on one side of Earth, it cannot be
shining on the other side of Earth at the same time.)
[Please model the Think Pair Share process for students, as necessary,
and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think about the
question, and then I will ask you to turn to your neighbor and discuss the
question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you discussed
with your partner.
- Evaluative Think Pair Share: How would life on Earth be
different if Earth did not rotate? (Answers may vary.) - After hearing today’s read-aloud and questions and answers,
do you have any remaining questions? [If time permits, you
may wish to allow for individual, group, or class research of
the text and/or other resources to answer these questions.]
Word Work: Thrive 5 minutes
- In the read-aloud you heard, “All plants, animals, and people
rely on the sun in order to thrive, or grow well.” - Say the word thrive with me.
- Thrive means to grow and develop.
- When a living thing receives the things it needs to grow and
develop, it will thrive. - Can you think of a specifi c thing you need in order to thrive?
Use the word thrive when you talk about it.
[Ask two or three students. If necessary, guide and/or
rephrase the students’ responses: “I need to thrive.”] - What’s the word we’ve been talking about? What part of
speech is the word thrive? How do you know that it is an
action word?